Cosmic Crisis 3 - A New Enemy

Chapter 25 - Gotenks Revived

"What have you done!" Sirius growled at Hermes, threatening to throw another ki blast in his direction.

"What's done is done. Look at her. I couldn't reverse it if I wanted to." Hermes replied.

"Turn her back!" Sirius said. "Or I will send this blast right through your head."

"Sirius no, he'll drain your ki again." Goten said.

"No. He can only do it if he is more powerful than the victim. He is weakened now." Sirius explained. "He can't stop us."

"I cannot." Hermes said. "But she can. She is no longer your princess Carina, but the Shiroi no Tenshi."

"That's just a myth, it is not real!" Sirius spat.

"So were the super Saiya-jins. But you see them standing before you." Hermes argued. "You know, Sirius, that it is true, but you don't want to admit it."

"If you allow her to go into that state, you will kill her." Sirius said. "Why do you want to kill her?"

"There is a chance, but I am willing to take it. Besides, if she does die, there are always offspring."

Trunks' breath caught in his throat. Offspring?? What was that supposed to mean?

"Are you telling me that she produced children!?" Sirius snapped.

"Not yet she hasn't. That's not to say she won't."

Trunks looked at Goten angrily and snarled, whispering something inaudible to his friend. Goten shook his head "no".

"Why not!" Trunks argued quietly. "If we do, we might stand a chance."

Goten looked at his friend with a solemn expression for a few moments before dropping his head and sighing, obviously having given in to Trunks' request.

The two then stood about five feet apart, looked at each other, and nodded.

"Hermes I will kill you with my bare hands." Sirius hissed, clenching his fists. "You immoral, malicious, son of a bitch. How dare you do that to her!"

Hermes just scowled.

"I figured you would have been content with the choice I made." He said.

"It's not for you to decide!" the warrior cried. "Just tell me that you haven't...carried out your...plan."

"And if I have?"

"Tell me god damnit"

Hermes was about to answer when he was cut off by two cries.

"FUSION!"

There was a flash of light, and Sirius turned around to see a figure standing amidst a large golden aura.

"Where are the Saiya-jins!" Sirius shouted.

"Standing in front of you." The figure replied. "You can call us Gotenks."

"Fusion!" Sirius said, making the connection. "But how?"

"No time to explain." Gotenks said. He stepped over to Hermes and glared menacingly, powering up a blinding white ki ball in his right hand.

"Time to die, bastard." Gotenks said, and raised his hand, shouting. Suddenly, a hand grabbed his arm from behind and the ki ball dissipated into the air. Gotenks turned around and looked into the red eyes.

"Natalie!" they cried. She just glared at them.

"That is not my name, Saiya-jin." She snarled, tightening her grip.

"What are you doing! Don't you see that this man is the one who did this to you?" Gotenks argued. "Why do you wish to save him?"

"He made me what I am." She said, smirking evilly. "Why would I want to give this up?"

"Because it isn't you!" the fused Saiya-jins argued.

"It is!" Carina snapped, and hurled Gotenks across the room where Ceres was still lying on the ground. Gotenks skidded to a halt and charged the girl, slamming his elbow into her chest and knocking her backward. She cried out and did a back flip, landing on her feet again with her tail thrashing wildly behind her.

"Nice." She said. "Very nice."

Sirius took the opportunity while Carina was distracted and ran to Reena, who was standing against the wall, wide-eyed.

"Reena come here." He said.

"Iie. I don't want to move." She said. "I'm fine here."

"Reena what is the matter?"

"Sirius...why didn't you tell us?" she whispered.

Sirius placed his hand on his forehead and rubbed it in frustration.

"I couldn't." he replied. "I'm sorry. Not even Carina knew, and she is my sister."

"You could have told us."

"Reena please." He said, and grabbed her wrists. "You have to help too. Gotenks can't beat her alone."

"Nobody will beat her. If you destroy what she has become, you will kill her. And you can't do that." Reena argued, her eyes welling up.

"No, but I do have a plan. I'm not promising that it will work, but it is worth a try." Sirius said. "Do you still have the memory chip that the blue-haired woman gave to you?"

"Memory chip..." Reena trailed off, placing her hands on her shoulders, and working her way down to her elbows. "It's in the breast plate of my armor!"

"Transform into the armor then." Sirius urged.

"I don't think it will work in here." She argued.

"Reena just try!"

"Hai." She said softly, and placed her two forefingers on her temple. With a high pitched scream, she cried, "Heneshin!"

When the light died down, she was still in her body suit. Forcing back tears, she screamed again: "Heneshin!"

Still nothing.

Driven by enraged determination, Reena summoned her ki and concentrated. With all she had, she finally closed her eyes.

"HENESHIN!"

There was an explosion of light, and Sirius stumbled backward, struggling to keep his footing. As soon as the light dimmed, Reena was standing in her Sidra-jin armor. Her hair had returned to its original length, and she formed a smile on her face.

Carina stopped fighting with Gotenks to look over and see Reena standing in the armor. She narrowed her eyes.

"Reena..." she said in a low tone.

Reena, hearing her name, spun around to see Carina glaring at her.

"K...kuso...Sirius..." Reena whispered. "She saw me."

Suddenly, Carina jumped into the air and landed six feet in front of Reena, who was frozen in fear.

"That is not allowed." Carina spoke in an evil tone. "Are you trying to stop me?"

"Iie...g...gomen nasai Carina-sama." She managed to spit out.

"For some reason, I don't believe you." Carina said, and a light appeared in her hand, pulsating with energy.

Sirius gritted his teeth and charged Carina, slamming his fist into her side and pinning her to the ground.

"Reena!" Sirius shouted.

Reena nodded and fumbled nervously with the symbol on her armor. She placed her hand on top and twisted, managing to remove the medallion from its resting place on the breastplate. As she did this, a tiny little microchip fell out into her hand. Reena grabbed it and popped the medallion back into place and looked down at Carina, who was struggling.

Unexpectedly, there was a flash of light and Sirius was knocked onto his back as a ki blast ripped through his chest. Carina jumped up and towered over him.

"NO!" Reena screamed.

Gotenks looked on in horror as Sirius was sent flying, blood pouring out of the gaping wound in his chest. He growled and crouched onto the ground, preparing to jump into the air. Just then, something him on the back and he was sent stumbling forward. He placed his hands in front of him and sprung back onto his feet, spinning around in the process. Before him stood the detested blonde-haired Sidra-jin who's name Gotenks had grown to loathe. Orion.

Without another word, Orion pounced on Gotenks and grabbed his throat.

"Not this time, kisama." Gotenks said, and brought his feet up to Orion's chest, ripping him off and sending him backward. Orion stopped himself just before he hit the wall.

"We're going to make sure you die this time." Gotenks said. He immediately went super Saiya-jin, and his black/purple hair exploded into fiery yellow and his eyes changed to a blue/green color. Just as he did this, Hermes stood, who had been on the floor about ten feet away from the two.

"I do not suggest killing this warrior." He said, brushing himself off. "Carina will be very upset if you do."

"Fuck you!" Gotenks shouted, and threw a ki blast at Hermes. He put up a ki shield and the blast bounced off harmlessly.

Orion jumped into the air and brought his elbow down into Gotenks' throat, causing the fused Saiya-jin to sputter and fall backward, barely managing to catch himself before he fell onto his back completely.

"Why are you fighting us?" Gotenks snarled viciously. "I thought you wanted to save her." He said, and pointed his finger in Carina's direction, who still stood over Sirius.

"You attacked my mate." Orion growled.

"YOUR mate!?" Gotenks cried.

"That is what I said." He replied.

Gotenks glared icily at Hermes, and then back at Orion.

Sirius coughed up a mouthful of blood onto the black, cold floor. He struggled to lift himself, but the pain was so severe that his muscles would contract and send him back to the floor.

Reena held her hands up to her mouth, trembling, and tried to keep control of her own body. She was filled with fear and anger.

"How dare you!" she cried, her voice filled with bitterness. "How could you attack and kill your own brother!"

Carina turned to look at Reena, her face twisted into a scowl.

"I have no brother you foolish girl." She said coldly.

"Hermes said it himself!" Reena argued sharply. "The first born!"

Carina looked down at Sirius, whose ki was fading at a rapid rate, and stared.

"Look at him! Look what you've done!" Reena continued. Carina's ki jumped and she spun around.

"SHUT UP!" she cried, putting her hands on Reena's shoulders and shoving her forcefully against the wall. She then pounced on the already stunned girl and grabbed her by the neck, slamming her torso into the ground. Reena cried out and struggled to breathe as Carina viciously choked her.

The Sidra-jin girl remembered the microchip in her palm and found the strength to lift her arm up slowly and unsteadily as Carina lifted her neck and slammed her head into the ground again.

"Please let this work..." Reena whispered to herself as she pressed her hand onto the side of Carina's forehead. Carina's eyes widened and she jumped back, shrieking. Her body fell to the ground and her eyes dilated as her body struggled to resist the wave impulses that flooded her brain.

Gotenks and Orion, who had been fighting furiously, froze in action when they heard the cry. Realizing what was going on, Gotenks slammed his fist into Orion's face while he was distracted. Orion jumped up and landed on his feet, still in a defensive position, as he watched Carina fall to the ground.

"What are you looking at!" Gotenks shouted, and sent a weak ki blast at the blonde warrior. Orion turned to Gotenks and deflected the blast, sending it into the ceiling where it was absorbed.

"You are responsible for this, aren't you!" Orion hissed, pouncing on Gotenks and sending his fist into his chest. Gotenks freed himself from Orion's grip and barely managed to roll away as Orion's fist flew down, making contact with the floor, causing the skin around his knuckles to split and bleed. Cursing, Orion pulled his hand back up and ki blasted Gotenks.

"You piece of trash, how can you call yourself a warrior, much less her mate!" Gotenks mocked, deflecting the blast with ease.

Carina's red eyes slowly faded into their original green color as she lay on the stone floor, looking up at the ceiling with a blank expression on her face.

Reena forced herself up and crawled toward Sirius, who was barely alive.

"Sirius!" she cried. "Don't worry, I'll help you." She placed her hand on his forehead.

"Iie." Sirius said weakly.

"Hai. Stop being stubborn." She said, and placed her other hand on his chest over the wound. She closed her eyes and her body began to glow dully as tiny beads of light flowed through her arms, to her hands, and onto Sirius.

Wide-eyed, the warrior held his breath as the little points of light surrounded him. Reena opened her eyes and they condensed over top of the hole in his chest. Then, before his eyes, his body healed itself and he was back to normal, save the hole in his bodysuit. He sat up shakily and looked at Reena.

"You never told me you could do that." He said, still shocked.

"You never asked, Sirius." Reena replied. "Look at her. Do you think it is working?"

Sirius looked at Carina, who was still on her back, facing the ceiling. Then, in the distance, he saw Orion slam Gotenks into the wall. He then followed with a sharp punch to the jaw and another to the chest. Gotenks bent over and coughed dryly. Seizing the opportunity, Orion stopped, and turned, facing the girl on the floor.

Sirius moved forward and grabbed Carina's arm, pulling her toward him and Reena before anyone else could get the chance.

"What are you doing?" Orion asked, appearing suddenly in front of the two guardian senshi.

"We're protecting her." Sirius answered defensively. Though he knew that Orion was not so much evil by heart as he was now, he wasn't entirely under his own power.

"From who, me?" he asked.

"Leave." Reena said. "Go back to what you were doing."

Orion glared menacingly at her and brought his hand back, about to strike her, when Gotenks grabbed his arm and flipped him backward over his head.

Reena gasped, though in relief, and sank to the floor.

Orion regained his balance and threw a ki blast in Gotenks' direction. Gotenks just put up a ki shield and managed to deflect it with no problems.

All of the sudden, an enormous shock wave passed through the room, knocking everyone standing onto the ground.

Taken by surprise, Gotenks lifted his head to see Hermes hovering a few feet in the air, his face twisted into a furious expression.

"I've had it with playing around." He growled. "Now you die."